The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, issued an order to the West Bengal Police to regulate the playing of drums during the upcoming Muharram festival. Further, the court observed that continuous drum... Read more »
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge a July 20 order issued by the Calcutta High Court. The High Court’s order lifted a 2-year restraint on the... Read more »
The West Bengal government and the State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday filed their response to allegations of non-cooperation for deployment of central forces for the panchayat elections made by the BSF... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court, in its recent ruling, has extended the deployment of central forces for the panchayat elections in West Bengal for an additional 10 days. The Centre informed the court... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court recently emphasized the stigma attached to victims of sexual assault and rape, which often deters them from reporting such crimes. A single-judge Justice Bibek Chaudhuri declined to quash... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has recently granted interim protection to Naushad Siddiqui, the lone MLA of the Indian Secular Front in West Bengal, in a rape case filed against him. The court... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has recently initiated live-streaming of court proceedings from its Circuit Bench in Jalpaiguri. Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam presided over the commencement ceremony and expressed pride in the fact... Read more »
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has recently urged judicial officers to display greater sensitivity when handling cases related to human trafficking and those falling under the stringent POCSO Act. Chief... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has sought the State’s response to petitions challenging the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 in the case of Anupam Bera v. Union of India and ors.;... Read more »
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging the West Bengal government’s ban on screening the film ‘The Kerala Story,’ claiming that the film raises the... Read more »